Table 1 Demographic, laboratory and TBR data by visual grade of intestinal FDG uptake
|  | Group 1 (n = 26) | Group 2 (n = 20) | Group 3 (n = 17) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 43.8 ± 4.5 | 45.5 ± 3.8 | 45.2 ± 5.4 | 0.17 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 ± 1.8 | 23.7 ± 2.4 | 25.2 ± 2.6 | 0.09 |
Fasting Glucose (mg/dl) | 92.3 ± 9.3 | 90.8 ± 6.1 | 95.4 ± 6.8 | 0.17 |
HbA1c(%) | 5.47 ± 0.18 | 5.36 ± 0.16 | 5.39 ± 0.19 | 0.04* |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 210.5 ± 31.2 | 189.9 ± 29.5 | 208 ± 38.3 | 0.15 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 131.8 ± 72.7 | 132.7 ± 94.2 | 150.8 ± 73.3 | 0.28 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 53.9 ± 9.8 | 49.5 ± 11.3 | 52.9 ± 12.2 | 0.44 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 134.4 ± 26.5 | 116.7 ± 25.6 | 130.2 ± 30.4 | 0.08 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 0.065 ± 0.083 | 0.045 ± 0.031 | 0.129 ± 0.156 | 0.04* |
Uric Acid (mg/dl) | 5.77 ± 1.03 | 6.28 ± 0.96 | 6.61 ± 1.17 | 0.12 |
Free T4 (ng/dl) | 1.31 ± 0.15 | 1.34 ± 0.11 | 1.18 ± 0.17 | 0.01* |
Free T3 (pg/dl) | 3.09 ± 0.32 | 3.21 ± 0.28 | 3.05 ± 0.25 | 0.21 |
TSH (uIU/ml) | 1.59 ± 0.53 | 1.38 ± 0.7 | 1.94 ± 1.18 | 0.15 |
TBRmax | 16.2 ± 1.6 | 18.6 ± 1.8 | 20.9 ± 3.1 | <0.001* |
TBRmean | 11.5 ± 1.6 | 13.5 ± 1.3 | 15.1 ± 2.3 | <0.001* |
Library size mean | 22,331 ± 12,250 | 23,923 ± 13,767 | 30,636 ± 25,333 | 0.29 |